Wahpeton was buzzing the morning of June 10, 1897. The Ringling Bros. Circus train was pulling into the Great Northern Depot, having just finished shows in Fargo, Grand Forks and Devils Lake.

The odds of landing a coveted spot on the Ringling Bros. Circus’ elite traveling clown corps might be slightly higher than winning the lottery. But not by a whole lot. More than 4,000 clown ...

These stories could come only from circus ... on the train and open up a cabinet. There, clowns from years past have written their names, shows and years they performed with Ringling.

I was quite taken with Mary Ann Lewis’ suggestion that the circus clowns laid off by the closure of Ringling Bros., Barnum and Bailey Circus could take the places of the clowns we already have ...

Miser, 21, is the "human rocket" in the Ringling Brothers and Barnum ... her contract in an old Ringling train car that her parents had bought when the circus closed. Miser typically performs ...

The Circus Museum is part of the Ringling complex which is located 5 miles northwest of downtown Sarasota by the airport. To get to the property, visitors can drive, bike or walk about a half-mile ...

The Ringling Bros ... of circus performers, so this is literally in their blood.” Photographer Stephanie Sinclair Hundreds of workers make up the circus, including performers and train ...

The grotesque and glittering world of Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus is his “Never-Never Land.” His fellow clowns are the other lost boys. And the only pirates they fear are ...

Each painstakingly detailed model showcases the intricate workings of a bustling circus, from acrobats soaring through the air to clowns ... the iconic Ringling Bros. Circus Train, a charming ...